‘Gilmore Girls’ Alums Who’ve Been on ‘Marvelous Mrs. Maisel’: Photos

From Stars Hole to Manhattan! The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel reunited creator Amy Sherman-Palladino with a number of of her former Gilmore Ladies forged members for both brief and prolonged cameos.

Earlier than season 4’s February 2022 premiere, the Amazon Prime Video sequence made headlines after saying the arrival of two beloved actors from the CW series, together with Milo Ventimiglia, who performed Jess Mariano.

“They had been those who actually gave me my break,” the This Is Us star stated of the Bunheads showrunner and her husband, Daniel Palladino, throughout a January 2022 appearance on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. “They’re those who form of put me on the map with Gilmore [Girls] and with Jess.”

He famous on the time: “They’re the sorts of those that, for me, I used to be like, one, I’m going to know them the rest of my life; and two, anytime they name, I’ve acquired to be there. So, in the event that they’re like, ‘Hey, Mi, why don’t you are available in and [do] a small bit on the present we’re engaged on,’ ‘Nice!’ ‘Hey, in case you may take us to the airport,’ ‘Positive!’ Like, no matter you want, pretend Mother and Dad.”

Whereas few particulars concerning the Heroes alum’s Maisel character have been revealed, photos taken on set seemingly teased his connection with Miriam “Midge” Maisel (Rachel Brosnahan). Michael Zegan, who performs Midge’s ex Joel Maisel, went on to trace at how Ventimiglia’s character provides to the previous couple’s rigidity.

“Properly, I believe any new man that they introduce is gonna have an effect on Joel. It’s not like he’s simply moved on and he’s over it,” the Boardwalk Empire alum exclusively told Us Weekly in February 2022. “Even even though he’s with Mei [Stephanie Hsu], any man who finally ends up with Midge, I believe [Joel’s] gonna be insanely jealous of him. I imply, he’s the daddy of her kids, they usually have a historical past. There’s a shared love between one another.”

Zegen quipped: “I get it. Milo’s a extremely handsome man, however — and clearly, there can be jealousy as effectively — however I believe it’s actually anyone. It may be the ugliest dude on the planet. And, , if he hears that they’re collectively, it’s gonna trigger some issues.”

Ventimiglia isn’t the first Gilmore Girls alum to pop by for an episode of the interval comedy. Forward of the season 4 premiere, it was additionally introduced that Kelly Bishop (Emily Gilmore on the WB sequence) can be featured on Maisel.

Daniel informed TVLine in February 2022 that Bishop — who labored with the married couple on ABC Family’s short-lived series Bunheads — performs “Emily Gilmore on steroids.”

Gilmore Girls initially ran for seven seasons on The WB (which later turned The CW) between 2000 and 2007, helmed by the Palladinos. Whereas the showrunners ultimately parted methods with the community forward of the last season, they ultimately reunited almost the complete OG forged — together with iconic mother-daughter duo Lauren Graham (Lorelei Gilmore) and Alexis Bledel (Rory Gilmore) — for Netflix’s Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life revival in November 2016. After Bunheads was canceled, the Palladinos started engaged on Maisel, which premiered in 2017.